NIACC men fall to No. 6 Iowa Western

COUNCIL BLUFFS - The NIACC men's basketball team dropped a 91-85 decision to No. 6 (NJCAA Division II) Iowa Western on Wednesday night in an ICCAC contest.

Iowa Western (11-1 overall, 3-0 in the ICCAC) led 53-34 at the half. NIACC outscored the Reivers 47-42 in the second half.

NIACC (8-3, 1-1) was led by Cortaviaus Seales with 21 points. Seales also added four rebounds, three assists and three steals.

It was the second straight game that Seales scored at least 20 points. He scored 22 points on Monday in a 102-99 overtime win over DCTC.

Also for the Trojans, Jeffrey Skogen scored 13 points. Noah Rigatuso scored 10 points with four rebounds and Myles Tucker and Tysen Brennan both scored nine points.

Iowa Western was led by Malik Brooks with 24 points. Also for the Reivers, Jaden Flournoy scored 16 points with six rebounds.

The Reivers' Roland McCoy scored 13 points with six rebounds and three assists. Sean Black scored 11 points and dished out six assists.

NIACC returns to action next Wednesday at home against No. 11 Kirkwood. Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m. in the NIACC gym.